Siphon-filling device.



No. 65!,747. Patented lune l2, I900.

J. CEDERSTRDM. sumo" FILLING DEVICE.

(Application filed Feb. 9, 1900;)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN OEDERSTROM, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNITED STATESAERATING FOUNTAIN COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

SlPHON-FILLING D EVICE.

SEPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 651,747, dated June12, 1900. Application filed February 9, 1900. Serial No. 4,630. (Nomodel.)

To all. whom it may concern: f and carries the plug B. On the plug isse- Be it known that I, JOHN OEDERSTROM, of cured casting or head 0,preferably at an an- Bulfalo, New York, have invented anew and gle, asshown. This head has an enlarged useful Siphon-Filling Device, which isfully chamber at each end and a passage-way con- 55 5 set forth in thefollowing specification. necting them. A continuation of the wallsThisinvention is adevice forfilling siphons of this passage-way at itsinner end constiand the like with mineral waters or other tutes a flangec and provides the shoulder c. liquids under high pressure. In generalsi- Fitting within the passage-way is the tube D, phons are filled atbottling-works and then provided near its outer end with the flange 6odelivered to dealers. The presentdevice can D, between which andshoulder a is interbe applied to any bar or counter for the dealer poseda coiled spring c to hold the tube norto fill his own siphons, thusenabling him to mally retracted. On the inner end of the give eachcustomer a freshly filled siphon. tube is screwed the cap E, whoseannular Besides by packing the main reservoir or the flange e provides aseat for the washer or gas 65 I coil leading from it inice the siphonreceives ket e, that fits snugly around the tube. Ra-

its contents at a low temperature and is readdial openings (1 areprovided near the inner ily kept so, whereas if the siphons have to beend of the tube. When the tube is depressed, delivered after filling atthe bottling-works these openings (2 provide a continuous pas thetemperature rises, which endangers the sage-way as an outlet from thereservoir; but 70 2o siphon and is objectionable. when the springretracts the tube washer e Whenaliquid underhigh pressure is drawn isdrawn closely against the flange 0, openfrom the main reservoir into abottle or siings (1 being covered, andthe outlet is comphon, there is analmost inevitable leakage at pletely cut off. A second washer d isplaced the point of connection between the two, to upon tube D, beyondflange D, fitting within 75 say nothing of the danger of bursting therethe outer chamber of head 0. A clamp or ceptacle, and when thecommunication bering (1 secures this second washer. A third tween thetwo is cut off and the siphon regasket (1 is placed on top of ring cl toform moved the gas and liquid remaining in the a seat for the end of thenozzle of a siphon. pipe and in the nozzle of the siphon sniif A sleeveF is screwed into the outer end of 80 3o violently out and are liable todrench the athead O and upon the second washer d retendant and splashthe adjacent portion of ferred to. This sleeve has a flange fat its theroom. I avoid this by placing a sleeve outer end to support annulargasket G,which or continuation upon the end of the connecis held inplace by a centrally-apertured cap tion from the reservoir. Thiscontinuation H, screwed upon the end of sleeve F. The 85 surrounds thejoint between the siphon-nozopening in gasket G is barely large enoughzle and the reservoir connection to form a for theinsertion of nozzle Jofsiphon K. An chamber that is completely closed by the inopening orpassage-way I leads from this sertion of the nozzle, except for anoutlet or outer chamber of head O, preferably through passage-way thatcarries off the leakage and a tube 2', to the outer air. 0 that permitsthe gas remaining in the nozzle The mode of operation is as follows: The

and in the: communication when'the controlnozzle J of a siphon isinserted into the openling-valve is closed to snilt out harmlessly. ingof washer G and is pressed down until it My invention consists, further,in certain surrounds the end of tube D, which latter is details ofconstruction that will be more fully made of proper size to enter thenozzle read- 95 set forth. ily. The nozzle is pressed still fartheruntil In the drawing annexed hereto the figure its end rests closelyupon the washer d", which shown is a vertical section of an embodimentproduces a tight joint. Further pressure of of my invention. the nozzleopens the valve, forcing tube D A is the board or marble slab formingthe down against its spring until the openings d I00 bar or counter. Thepipe B, leading from have cleared flange c. This permits the aerthe coilor reservoir, is secured to the bar A ated liquid to pass freely fromthe reservoir valve, a sleeve with an annular cap constithrough plug B,openings-d, tube D, and nozor the exact construction shown, for thespirit of my invention consists in providing the closed chamber to snifithe leakage o'if harmchamber around the same, said sleevebeing providedwith an aperture to permit the dis- 4o charge of gas from said chamber,substantially as described. v

3. In combination with the head of asiphonfilling device, a sleeve orcontinuation there on, an annular gasket carried in the end of saidsleeve to admit a siphon-nozzle, a springpressed tube in said headconstituting a valve- .controlled outlet, a flange on said tube to beengaged by said nozzle for opening said valve,

said sleeve and gasket forming a closed chamher surrounding the end ofthe nozzle, and the said chamber being provided with an opening to carryoff leakage, substantially as described. 7

lessly. v

Having thus described my invention, 1

claim r 1. Asiphon-filling device, the same comprising a head, a valveseated therein for con-- trolling the outlet from the main reservoir andadapted to be opened by the application of the siphon-nozzle, acontinuation of' said head adapted to surround said nozzle to form aclosed chamber about the same, and an aperture forming an outlet fromsaid chamber, substantially as described.

2. A siphon-filling device, the same comprising a head, a spring-pressedtube seated in said head and forming part of the controllingvalve,'saidtube adapted to be encircled by the end of the siphon-nozzle, a flangenear the endof said tube to receive the end of said nozzle fordepressing the tube to open the tuting a continuation of said head andform I ing- (when said nozzle is inserted) a closed 4. The combinationwith the head of a siphon-filling device, and a sp ring-pressed tubeseated therein and constituting a valve-controlled outlet and havingnear its end a washer, of a sleeve forming a continuation of said headand surrounding said tube to inclose a chamber terminating in anannular'gasket carried by said sleeve, and the nozzle of a siphonfittingsnugly within said gaskettoform a't-ight joint and encirclingsaid tube to bear closely upon said washer and form asecond, 6

tight joint, said surrounding chamber being g provided with an outletfor leakage, substantially as described.

In testimonywhereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscrib- 7o ing witnesses.

JOHN CEDERSTROM.

Witnesses:

LUCIAN HAWLEY, T. H. DAVIS.

